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Sunday, January 23, 2011

A documentary about the fantasy artist Jeffrey Catherine Jones is in the works. Below is a preview (which contains some artistic nudity).

I haven’t seen the finished production, but it promises to explore the life and the difficult choices faced by Jeffrey Catherine Jones. The trailer suggests the theme that art can rescue a person at difficult moments in their life, perhaps something we can all identify with.

12 comments:

The white haired artist with the dog is British artist Roger Dean, probably best known here for his album cover art for the progressive rock band "Yes". He also designed buildings, furniture and the elaborate stages for Yes' concert tours.

It is not surprising that in the same moment I preordered your book, I preordered J.C. Jones new compilation (and her previous sketchbook). Her work is simply awesome and I only wish I had more clues about her technique (though it may seem quite obvious).In her Facebook account, she uploads a new-old piece nearly everyday, if anyone is interested.

There might be a little confusion about which video we're all talking about. The embedded video I linked to on Sunday was replaced for a while by an outtakes reel, but now I think the link goes to the regular trailer. I think Roger Dean, who Fehrtj referred to, was only on that outtake reel.

And thanks for all your comments. From the clips I've seen of this film, I'm impressed with the support artists give each other in this business.

I love her work!!! For those interested - if you go to her website - there is pictures of the process she uses in a painting. I have been following her website and ebay sales for a long time. Great stuff.

Those fine art paintings shown in the trailer I had not seen before, and looked to be very well done. Unfortunate that Jones chose the path of a Frazetta imitator, but identity issues do seem to be a recurring theme.

Mary,First and foremost, I consider it a logical fallacy that one needs to see the entire oeuvre in order to determine if Jones was a Frazetta imitator. Secondly, I don't know where one might see such a thing.

If it's any consolation, I suspect that in terms of fine art, in my opinion those paintings that were shown in the trailer might very well surpass anything Frazetta did.

You can view much of his work on her website. Also every artist can list many other artists that have influenced their style - but that does make them an "imitator". I don't wish to argue, it just seems there might have been a sneer hidden in your use of the word. If that was not your intention - then I apologize for any misunderstanding on my part.

Mark, I'm not sure exactly what they mean by air, but I might use it to mean atmospheric depth using layers of illuminated vapor. I guess it can also mean empty or negative space to contrast to detail clusters.